Bob Dylan writes amazing songs, but they are not literature.

[ish mailian]

The Nobel for Lit has never been simply a prize for the Best author or
for an author who wrote works of profound beauty. Dylan is no Pynchon
or Dylan Thomas, but I can live with Dylan's Nobel. His contribution,
especially when young, was great and magical.

On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 10:08 AM, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
> though a good number of Dylan's lyrics stand the test of being read and not
> heard ('Shelter from the Storm' is hardly dead fish on the page) many others
> benefit from hearing him sing it (e.g. 'Fourth Time Around' or 'One of Us
> Must Know'--the way he phrases lines and emphasizes would be lost if just
> read on the page; Lily Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts just isnt the same
> when you just read the lyrics)
> to put a positive spin on things, everyone even the deaf can appreciate
> Dylan though not some of his best work
>
> rich
>
>
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> On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 7:43 AM, ish mailian <ishmailian at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> POETRY, APPROXIMATELY
>>
>> Bob Dylan writes amazing songs, but they are not literature.
>>
>> BY JOHN COTTER
>> http://thesmartset.com/poetry-approximately/
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